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PRESBYTERY  OF  ORANGE, 


CONTAINING 


THE  HISTORY,  STANDING   RULES 


RULES  OF  PARLIAMENTARY  ORDER. 


Revised  and  Adopted  October  1882 


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COLLECTIONS  ORDERED. 


Home  Missions, First  Sabbath  of  January. 

Publi  cation, First  Sabbath  of  March . 

Foreign  Missions, First  Sabbath  of  May. 

Invalid  Fund,, First  Sabbath  of  July. 

Evangelistic  Fund, ..First  Sabbath  of  September. 

Education, First  Sabbath  of  November. 

Tuscaloosa  Institute... First  Sabbath  ofDec'b'r. 


HISTORY. 


I. — FORMATION.      TERRITORY. 

The  Presbytery  of  Orange  is  the  oldest  of  the 
existing-  Presbyteries  in  the  Southern  Church,  and 
there  are  only  four  of  the  existing"  Presbyteries 
connected  with  the  Northern  Assembly  that  are 
older,  viz :  Philadelphia,  New  Castle,  New  York, 
and  New  Brunswick.  In  the  order  of  formation, 
however,  Orange  was  the  seventeenth  Presbytery 
formed  after  the  sub-division  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Philadelphia  in  1717. 

The  Orange  Presbytery  was  set  off  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Hanover,  Va.,  in  1770,  by  the  Synod 
of  New  York  and  Philadelphia.  The  first  six 
named  ministers  on  the  roll  given  below,  com- 
prising the  original  Presbytery,  were  all  members 
of  the  Hanover  Presbytery.  To  these  the  Synod 
added  a  seventh  member,  viz :  Hezekiah  James 
Balch,  distinguished  for  services  rendered  by  Mm 
in  the  cause  of  civil  liberty,  as  well  as  of  Presby- 
terianism  in  North  Carolina. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  was  held  at 
the  Hawfields  in  (then)  Orange  County,  N.  C,  Sep- 
tember 5,  1770.  Rev.  Henry  Pattillo  preached 
the  opening  sermon,  and  Rev.  David  Caldwell 
was  appointed  Stated  Clerk. 

The  territory  of  the  Presbytery  extended  in- 
definitely to  the  South  and  West  from  the  Virginia 
boundary,  but  practically  only  the  State  of  North 
Carolina,East  of  the  Blue  Ridge  and  the  upper  part 
of  South  Carolina,  were  occupied  by  its  ministers. 


There  was,  at  a  very  early  period,  a  Presbytery  in 
South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  which  had  no  eccle- 
siastical connexion  with  the  Synod,  and,  as  in  the 
case  of  Messrs.  James  Campbell  and  James  Ed- 
monds, ninth  and  tenth  on  the  roll,  ministers  were 
occasionally  received  from  that  body  into  Orange. 
(Records  of*he  Presbyterian  Church,  pp.  409.451. 
Howe's  His.  of  Presb.  Church  in  So.  Carolina.) 

It  is  a  matter  of  deep,  though  vain  regret  that 
the  Records  of  the  Presbytery,  embracing  the  first 
twenty-five  years  of  its  existence  are  lost ;  also, 
the  Records  covering  the  interval  from  1812  to 
1827, — a  gap  altogether  of  forty  years.  This  fact 
rendered  the  preparation  of  the  following  Roll  of 
Members,  from  the  beginning  in  1770,  a  less  easy 
task  than  it  would  have  been  otherwise.  All 
available  collateral  sources  of  information  have 
been  used,  but  still  it  is  probable  that  there  are 
omissions  of  unknown  names,  and  it  is  certain 
that  many  of  the  earlier  dates  can  only  be  approx- 
imated. The  changes  which  have  occurred  since 
the  organization,  in  territory,  boundaries,  &c,  to 
the  present  time,  will  be  noted  at  their  proper 
place  in  the  following  Historical  Roll  of  the  Pres- 
bytery : 

II.   ROLL   OF   MEMBERS.* 

From  the  formation  to  the  present  time. 

Entered.  Left. 

1770      Hugh  McAden,  Hanover, *i78i 

"         Henry  Pattillo,  Hanover *i8oi 

James  Criswell,  Manwver. 

"         David  Caldwell,  Hanover *i824 

Joseph  Alexander,  Hanovet 1785 

Hezekiah  Balch,  Hanover 1775 

Hezekiah  James  Balch,  Donegal. *i777 


*  The  names  in  italics  annexed  to  names  of  members  show 
the  Presbyteries  from  which  they  severally  came  into  Orange 
as  ordained  ministers  ;  those  in  roman  letters  the  Countries, 


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Entered.  Left. 

1771-1774J0HN  Harriss,  Leivestoyi 1785 

James  Campbell,  South  Carolina *i78j 

"        James  Edmonds,  South  Carolina 1785 

"        Thomas  Reese 1785 

John  Simpson 1785 

1775-1776  Alexander  McMillan,  Foreign Deposed  1778 

1777  Samuel  E.  McCorkle 1795 

Thomas  H.  McCaule 1795 

"         John  Debow,  New  Brunswick *i?83 

"         Thomas  Hill 1785 

1778  Andrew  Patton,  Asso.  Ref.  Penna 

James  Hall 1795 

"         Robert  Archibald Deposed  1797 

John  Gossan I787 

1779-1784  Alexander  McWhorter,  New  York 1781 

"         Thomas  Craighead 1787 

James  McRee 1795 

James  Templeton 1785 

;'         Daniel  Thatcher 1790 

James  Frazier 1784 

Francis  Cummins 1785 

'         David  Barr 1795 

1784-1787  Jacob  Lake 1794 

John  Beck 

In  1784  the  Presbytery  of  South  Carolina 
was  set  off  by  the  Synod  from  Orange  Presbytery. 
The  following  members  of  the  Presbytery  met  at 
the  Waxhaws,  South  Carolina,  April  1785,  and 
held  their  first  meeting,  viz  :  Joseph  Alexander, 
Francis  Cummins,  James  Edmonds,  John  Har- 
riss, Thos.  Reese  and  John  Simpson.  The  State 
line  between  North  and  South  Carolina  became 
the  southern  boundary  of  Orange. 


States,  or  Denominations  whence  received  ;  and  all  names 
without  such  designation  are  names  of  members  who  became 
such  by  ordination  in  the  year  prefixed  to  their  names.  A  * 
placed  before  the  date  on  the  right  hand  indicates  removal  by- 
death  in  that  year.  Where  no  date  is  given,  in  this  column  it 
means  either  that  it  is  unknown,  or  that  the  person  is  still  a 
member,  which  may  be  readily  ascertained  from  the  Roll  of 
Churches.  The  figure  in  (  )  following  a  name  denotes  mem- 
bership the  second  or  third  time,  of  the  same  person. 


1789  David  Kerr,  Ireland , 1796 

1790  William  Moore,  Hanover 1801 

1792  William  Hodges 1800 

"    James  Wallis 1795 

"    Samuel  C.  Caldwell 1795 

"    Colin  Lindsay,  Scotland Deposed  1803 

1793  Lewis  F.  Wilson 1795 

"    James  McGready 1796 

"    Joseph  D.  Kilpatrick 1795 

"    Alexander  Caldwell 1795 

"    Angus  McDearmid,  Scotland Deposed  1803 

1794  Samuel  Stanford 1812 

1795  John  Robinson 1801 

"    James  H.  Bowman 1815 

"     Humphrey  Hunter,  South  Carolina 1795 

"    John  Makemie  Wilson 1795 

"    John  Carrigan 1795 

'*    William  McGee 1795 

"    William  L.  Thompson 1802 

In  1795  the  Presbytery  of  Concord  was  set  off 
from  Orange  by  the  Synod  of  the  Carolinas.  The 
Yadkin  River  was  made  the  line  of  division,  Con- 
cord embracing  the  territory  West,  and  Orange, 
East  of  this  line.  After  the  division  the  following 
ministers  composed  Orange  Presbytery,  viz  :  Pat* 
tillo,  Caldwell,  Moore,  McGready,  Bowman, 
Hodges,  Lindsay,  Robinson,  Stanford,  Kerr, 
and  McDearmid. 

1798  John  Gillespie 1810 

"    Samuel  McAdoo 1801 

"    William  Paisley *i857 

!799  John  Anderson 1801 

"    Robert  Tate 1812 

1802  Leonard  Prather,  Methodist  Church 

"    Daniel  Browne 1809 

1803  John  Matthews 1806 

11    Andrew  Flinn 1S05 

"    Malcom  McNair 1812 

"      EZEKIEL   B.  CURRIE *l85I 

1804  Murdock  McMillan 1812 

"    Hugh  Shaw 1812 

1806  James  Smylie ^ 1812 

1808  William  L.  Turner,  Lexington 1812 

u    James  K.  Burch *... 1810 


1809  John  MclNtYRE........ 1812 

"    Murdock  Murphy,  1st  Pres.  of  So.  Ca 1S11 

1810  William  McPheeters,  Lexington *i836 

"    William  B.  Meroney 

181 1  Joseph  Caldwell *i835 

1812  Benjamin  H.  Rice 1812 

"    James  W.Thompson , *i8i6 

"    Allen  McDougald..... 1812 

"    William  Peacock 1812 

"  "Samuel  Paisley 1836 

In  181 2  the  Synod  of  the  Carolinas  set  off  the 
Presbytery  of  Fayetteville  from  Orange,  South 
of  the  following  line :  Mouth  of  Neuse  River  to 
junction  with  Trent  River,  thence  direct  to  junction 
of  Deep  and  Haw  Rivers,  thence  direct  to  mouth 
of  Uharrie  River  on  the  Yadkin.  *The  follow- 
ing ministers  composed  the  new  Presbytery,  viz : 
Stanford,  Tate,  Turner,  McNair,  McMillan, 
McIntyre,  Meroney,  McDougald  and  Peacock. 
Mr.  Meroney,  however,  having  removed  out  of 
the  bounds  ot  the  new  Presbytery  before  its  first 
meeting  was  never  actually  a  member.  This  year 
the  Synod  of  the  Carolinas  was  dissolved,  and  the 
year  following  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina,  com- 
prising the  Presbyteries  of  Orange.  Concord  and 
Fayetteville,  held  its  first  meeting  at  Alamance 
church. 

1813  Robert  H.  Chapman,  Troy ., ,.„  1816 

1816  Jonathan  Otis  Freeman 1821 

1817  John  Witherspoon 1833 

"    John  H.  Pickard ^1858 

"    James  Morrison 1819 

1818  Shepherd  K.  Kollock ..' 1825 

1821  Samuhl  L.  Graham 1836 

<f    Lemuel  D.  Hatch 1834 

"    Elisha  Mitchell ^1857 

'    Eli  W.  Caruthers *i86s 

1S22  Archibald  D.  Montgomery 1852 

1823  Stephen  Frontis ) 1828 

1824  Frederick  Freeman..... 1824 

"    James  W.  Douglas 1834 

1825  Jesse  Rankin 1827 


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1826  Joseph  Labarek,  Champlaiu.,.. 1829 

"    Elijah  Graves, ? 1842 

1826  James  Weatherby 1834 

"    James  Kerr 1826 

"    Johh  Knox 1829 

1827  Edward  Hollister,  Coos  Assoc.  Vermont 1834 

"    William'*  Neili 1835 

"     Darius  C.  Allen 1829 

"    Thomas  Lynch 1827 

"    WilliamS.  Plumer 1831 

"     Robp:rt  H.  Chapman  (2),  Winchester 1827 

1828  Daniel  A.  Penick,  Hanover 1836 

"    Abner  W.  Gay,  Fayetteville.... Deposed  1831 

"    Samuel  H.  Smith '. 1831 

1S27  Thomas  P.  Hunt,  Hanover 1831 

"     Hiram  P.  Goodrich,  Albany 1838 

14     Nehemiah  H.  Harding 1836 

"     Michael  t)sBORNE,  Elizabethtown 1835 

"    Sidney  Weller,  Assoc.  Ref.  Pres.  of  N.  Y. 1836 

1S30  Alexander  Wilson 1836 

1831  Daniel  L.  Russell,  West  Hanover 1835 

"    Jesse  Ramkin  (2),  Concord 1836 

"    George  W.  Ferrill 1839 

"    Albertus  L.  Watts 1835 

1832  George  C.  Chesley,  Methodist  Church 1835 

"    Phillip  Pearson 1836 

1833  Thomas  Lynch  (2),  Western  District *i869 

"    John  S.  McCutcheon 1835 

"    Samuel  Hurd,  West  Hanover 1833 

1834  SamuelJ.  Price 1835 

li     Drury  Lacy,  East  Hanover. 1836 

"    William  McElroy.... ^1837 

"    James  D.  Hall 1837 

1835  Thompson  Bird,  Newbnryport 1840 

"    James  Phillips *i867 

"    William  P.  Forrest 1835 

"    Joseph  A.  Gray 1836 

"    William  A.  Shaw 1836 

"    Daniel  G.  Doak 1847 

In  1835  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina  set  off  in 
the  eastern  portion  of  Orange,  by  a  line  running 
along  the  western  boundaries  of  the  counties  of 
Granville  and  Wake,  a  new  Presbytery,  styled  the 
Presbytery  of  Roanoke.  The  following  members 
of  Orange  resided  within  said  limits  at  the  time, 
viz :   McPheeters,  Graham,  Rankin,  Harding, 


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Weller,  Wilson,  Lacy,  Gray  and  Shaw.  The 
first  meeting  was  held  in  Washington,  N.  C,  March 
31,  1836,  and  was  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  S.  L.  Graham. 

1833  Nehemiah  H.  Harding  (2),  Roanoke *i849 

"    Alexander  Wilson  (2),  Roanoke *i867 

"    Robert  Burwell,  East  Hanover. 1858 

"    Nathaniel  B.  Patterson *i837 

1837  John  A.  Gretter,  East  Hanover. *i§53 

"    Jonathan  T.  Ely 1843 

1838  Samuel  Paisley  (2),  Concord. 1838 

"    Benjamin  M.  Smith,  West  Hanover 1840 

1839  Jesse  Rankin  (3),  Roanoke 1842 

"    John  C.  Rankin 1842 

"    William  N.  Mebane ^1859 

"    Daniel  Stratton,  Roanoke 1852 

"    Thomas  R.  Owen,  Roanoke 1859 

"     George  W.  Ferrill  (2),  Roanoke 

"  Samuel  H.  Smith  (2),  Roanoke ^1843 

"  Drury  Lacy  (2),  Roanoke 1855 

"  Samuel  L.  Graham  (2),  Roanoke 1842 

v'  William  McPheeters  (2),  Roanoke *i&|3 

"  John  C.  Thompson,  Roanoke *i84i 

"  Sidney  Weller  (2),  Roanoke 1841 

"  George  D.  McCueun,  Philadelphia 1844 

"  Samuel  J.  P.Anderson 1846 

In  1839  tne  Presbytery  of  Roanoke  was  dis- 
solved and  its  ministers,  churches  and  territory 
were  reunited  to  Orange  by  the  Synod  of  North 
Carolina. 

1840  John  Witherspoon  (2),  Harmony ^1853 

1841  John  Paisley *i&I5 

1842  Edward  Hines *i87q 

1843  Jacob  Doll #1878 

"    Anderson  G.  Hughes ^187^ 

"    William  C.  Sutton 184S 

"    Edmund  C.  Bittinger 1864 

1845  Gilbert  Morgan,  Albany 1851 

1846  Archibald  Currie '. 

1847  J.  B.  McBride z$4j 

"    William  V.  Wilson,  West  Hanover 18^2 

"    Cyrus  K.  Caldwell 1867 

1848  James  N.  Lewis,  Montgomery 1854 

"    S.  Addison  Stanfif.ld .". *i874 


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1849  James  Stratton,  East  Hanover 1S54 

"     Monroe  T.  Allen,  Western  District 1852 

"    Nelson  Z.  Graves : i860 

1850  John  S.  Grasty 1856 

44    William  B.  Browne 1S51 

"    James  H.  McNeill,  FayetteviUe..., 1855 

"    Samuel  H.  Watkins,  West  Hanover. 1853 

1851  Robert  Logan 1852 

1852  F.  N.  Whaley,  Winchester. 1866 

"    Thomas  U.  Faucette 

1854  Thomas  G.  Wall,  Winchester 1862 

"    William  P.  Wharton ^1856 

44    John  M.  Sherwood 1861 

1855  John  M.  Kirkpatrick,  East  Hanover 1866 

"    J.  Jones  Smythe,  FayetteviUe 1859 

"    John  W.  Montgomery... 1S66 

41    Joseph  M.  Atkinson,  Baltimore 

1856  John  I.  Boozer,  South  Carolina 185S 

1857  Pleasant  H.  Dalton,  Concord 

"    Willis  L.  Miller 1867 

11    Daniel  McGilvary 1859 

1858  P.  Arthur  McMartin,  West  Jersey 1867 

"     Thomas  B.  Neill,  Cherokee 1863 

1859  John  B.  Shearer 1866 

44    J.  Henry  Smith,  West  Hanover 

14     Ephraim  H.  Harding 1866 

1859  Frontis  H.  Johnston 

44    Donald  E.  Jordan 18S2 

i860  Andrew  D.  Hepburn,  Lexington 1875 

"     Robert  J.  Graves 1866 

1861  Drury  Lacy  (3),  Concord 

"    William  A.  Wood,  Concord i860 

44    James  C.  Alexander 

1862  John  C.  Coble,  Louisiana 1S63  ' 

44    Calvin  N.  Morrow 

"     Henry  B.  Pratt,  Cherokee 1S65 

1865  Halbert  G.  Hill 1868 

1866  Calvin  H.  Wiley 

44   Charles  Phillips 

44    William  B.  Tidball,  Roanoke 

44     Lachlan  C.  Vass,  West  Hanover 

Iii  1866  the  General  Assembly  transferred  that 
portion  of  the  territory  of  Orange  lying  in  the 
State  of  Virginia  South  of  Dan  River,  to  the  Synod 
of  Virginia,  to  be  attached  to  the  Presbytery' of 
Roanoke.    The  ministers  transferred  were  Messrs. 


Kirk patkick,  Wn alky  and  Shearer;  with  the 
churches  of  Danville,  CJarksville,  Spring  Hill  and 
Penuel.  The  State  line  then  became  the  boun- 
dary line. 

1867  Henry  B.  Pratt  (2),  Concord 1S79 

"     Daniel  T.  Towles,  Bethel 1870 

1868  John  M.  M.  Caldwell,  Concord 1871 

1871  Eparaim  H.  Harding  (2),  Concord 1874 

"    James  W.  Shearer 1S72 

M    William  C.Smith 1873 

M     P.  Tinsley  Penick,  Montgomery 1876 

1872  John  W.  Primrose 

"     Robert  Burwell  (2),  Mecklenburg 

1S73  Charles  M.  Payne 1874 

"    James  H.  Fitzgerald,  West  Hanover 1881 

"    William  G.  Baird :i:iS78 

1874  E.  M.  Green,  Augusta 1877 

1875  William  A.  Shaw  (3),  Brazos 1S80 

"     Henry  T.  Darnall,  East  Hanover 

<(    Cornelius  Miller 1882 

"    Thomas  J.  Allison 

1876  James  L.  Currie 

"    J.  Monroe  Anderson,  Concord *i879 

"    Samuel  M.  Smith 

1877  William  R.  Atkinson,  Roanoke 1S79 

"     Roger  Martin,  Montgomery 1S78 

tl    Patrick  R.  Law 

187S  John  S.  Watkins,  Roano'kc 

"     B.  Watkins  Mebane 1SS1 

1879  David  C.  Rankin,  Savannah 1880 

"    D.  Irvin  Craig 

1880  Lucius  H.  Baldwin,  Newark ^82 

"    Andrew  M.  Watson,  Memphis 

1881  George  Summey,  Ebcnezer 

"    R.  A.  Wailes 

1882  Samuel  L.  Wilson,  Bethel. 

"    James  L.  Williamson,  Bethel 

Total  of  Members  221. 

III. — PERMANENT   OFFICERS. 

Willi  date,  as  far  as  known,  of  appointment  and  retirement. 

stated  clerks'. 

1770  David  Caldwell 17-5 

1776  James  Criswell 

Thomas  H.  McCaule 

James  McGready...... ,,,.,, j-96 


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1796  James  H.  Bowman 1S03 

1803  William  Paisley 

John  Witherspoon 1S27 

1827  James  W.  Douglas 1831 

1831  Samuel  L.  Graham 1835 

1835  N.  H.  Harding 1848 

1848  Jacob  Dolt 1878 

1878  F.  H.Johnston Wmsion,  N.  C. 

treasurers. 

1797  Wm.  Hodges 1803 

1803  Leonard  Prather 1809 

1S09  Murdock:  McMillan 

Elisha  Mitcheli 

L.  D.  Hatch 1S30 

1830  N.  H.  Hareing 1835; 

1835  N.  C.  Read  (R.  E) 1836 

1836  William  C.  McElrov 1836 

"    E.  W.  Caruthers 1841 

1841  Drury  Lacy 1S50 

1850  John  A.  Gretter 1853 

1853  Jesse  H.  Lindsay  (R.  E.) Greensboro,  N.  C. 

IV. — ROLL   OF   CHURCHES. 

According  to  organization,  with  name  and  address  of 
Minister  and  Clerk  of  Sessions. 

I.    Grassy  Greek.     1753  (about). 

Rev.  J.  W.  Primrose,  Pastor,  Oxford,  N.  C. 
Dr.  G.  A.  Wilson,  Sassafras  Fork,  N.  C. 

2.  Hawfields.     1755. 

Vacant. 

S.  K.  Scott,  Mebanville,  N.  C. 

3.  Red  House.     1755. 

Rev.  T.  U.  Faucette,  S.  S.,  Milton,  N.  C. 
John  P.  Rainey,  Milton,  N.  C. 

4.    Eno.     1755. 

Rev.  James  L.  Currie,  Pastor,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
N.  D.  Bain,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 

5.     Grier's. . 

Vacant. 

Thomas  Smith,  Hightovver,  N.  C. 


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6.  Buffalo.     1756. 

Rev.  James  C.  Alexander,  Pastor,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

7.  NlJTBUSH.      1757. 

Vacant. 

R.  A.  Bullock,  Williamsboro,  N.  C. 

8.    Speedwell.     1759. 

Vacant. 

No  Session. 

9.    Little  River.     1761. 

Rev.  Tames  L.  Currie,  Pastor,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
John  H.  Terry,  Caldwell  Institute,  N.  C. 

10.  Alamance.    1762. 

Vacant. 

Joseph  W.  Gilmer,  Gilmer's  Store,  N.  C. 

11.  Bethesda.    1765, 

Rev.  D.  I.  Craig,  S.  S.,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 

A.  S.  Williamson,  Ashland,  N.  C. 

12.    Stony  Creek.    1770. 

Vacant. 

J.  L.  Wilson,  McCray's  Store,  N.  C. 

13.    Bethlehem.     1770. 

Rev.  T.  J.  Allison,  Pastor,  Bingham's  School,  N.  C. 
D.  F.  Morrow,  Oaks,  N.  C. 

14.    Cross  Roads.    1792. 

Vacant. 

B.  F.  White,  Mebaneville,  N.  C. 

15.    New  Hope.    . 

Rev.  P.  H.  Dalton,  S.  S.,  High  Point,  N.  C. 
J.  T.  Hogan,  University  Station,  N.  C. 

16.     Bethel.    . 

Rev.  James  C.  Alexander,  Pastor,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 


17.    Chapel  Hill.    . 

Rev.  James  L.  Currie,  Pastor,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Prof.F.  P.  Venable,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


H 
1 8.     Raleigh  First  Church. 

Rev.  John  S.  Watkins,  Pastor,  Raleigh,  N,  C. 
W.  S.  Primrose,  Raleign,  N.  C. 

19.      HlLLSBORO.      1816. 
Rev.  James  L.Williamson,  Pastor,  Hillshoro,  N.  C. 
John  Norwood,  Hiilsboro,  N.  C. 

20.    Newbern.     1817. 

Rev.  L.  C.  Vass.  Pastor,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
George  Allen,  Newbern,  N.  C. 

21.    Oxford.     1818. 

Rev.  John  W.  Primrose,  Pastor,  Oxford,  N.  C. 
M.  V.  Lanier,  Oxford,  N.  C. 

22.    Washington.     1822. 

Rev.  Samuel  M.  Smith,  Pastor,  Washington,  N.  C. 
C.  M.  Brown,  Washington,  N.  C. 

23.    Greensboro.     1825. 

Rev.  J.  Henry  Smith,  DD.,  Pastor,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 
Jesse  H.  Lindsay,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

24.    Milton.     1826. 

Rev.  T.  U.  Faucette,  S.  S.,  Milton,  N.  C. 
Dr.  W.  L.  Stamps,  Milton,  N.  C. 

25.  Lexington.     1827. 

Vacant. 

Wm.  B.  Hammer,  Lexington,  N.  C. 

26.  Warrenton.     1828. 

Vacant. 

No  Session. 

27.      LOUISBURG.      1832. 

Vacant. 

No  Session. 

28.    Shiloh.     1832. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Primrose,  Pastor,  Oxford,  N.  C. 
N.  V.  Watkins,  Sassafras  Fork,  N.  C. 

29.    Fairfield    — -. 

Rev.  A.  CURRIE,  S.  S..  Hiilsboro,  N.  C. 
J.  S,T.  Clark,  Hiilsboro,  N.  C. 


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3o.     Vanceyvillk.     1858. 

Vacant. 

R.  B.  Watt,  Yanceyville,  N.  C. 

31.      PlTTSBORO'.      1S48. 
Rev.  P.  R.  Law,  S.  S.,  Pittsboro,  N.  CJ 
John  A.  Womack,  Pittsboro',  N.  C. 

32.      ASHBORO'.      1S50. 

Vacant. 

A.  C.  McAllister,  Ashboro',  N.  C. 

2,^.    Graham.    1850. 

Rev.  George  Summev,  Pastor,  Graham,  N.  C. 
W.  C.  Donnell,  Graham,  N.  C. 

34.  Madison.     1S57. 

Vacant. 

Win.  B.  Carter,  Madison,  N.  C. 

35.  Geneva.     1852. 

Rev.  George  W.  Ferrill,  S.  S.,  Tally  Ho,  N.  C. 
John  H.  Webb,  Tally  Ho,  N.  C. 

36.     Oakland.     185S. 

Kev.  Koi*KKi  BUR  WELL,  D.  D.,  S.  S.,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

B.  W.  Young,  Leachburg,  N.  C. 

y/.    Mt.  Airy.     1858. 

Vacant. 

Wm.  F.  Carter,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 

38.  High  Point.     1859. 

Rev.  P.  H.  Dalton,  Pastor,  High  Point.  N.  C. 
W.  C.  Denny,  High  Point,  N.  C. 

39.  Wentworth.     i860. 

Vacant. 

Thomas  A.  Ratliffe,  WTent\vorth,  N,  C. 

40.    Haywood,     i860. 

Rev.  P.  R.  Law,  S.  S.,  Pittsboro',  N.  C. 
J.  H.  Mann,  Lockville,  N.  C. 

41.     Leaksville.     1S60. 

Vacant. 

George  W.  Peay,  Leaksville,  N.  C. 


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42.     Horeb.     1S61. 


Vacant. 

No  Session. 

43.  Oak  Hill.     1862. 

Vacant. 

N.  B.  Daniel,  Oak  Hill,  N.  C. 

44.  Winston.     1862. 

Rev.  F.  H.  Johnston,  Pastor,  Winston,  N.  C. 
Thomas  J.  Wilson,  Winston,  N.  C. 

45.    Mebanenille.    1868. 

Rev.  T.  J.  Allison;  Pastor,  Bingham  School,  N.  C. 
Robert  Bingham,  Bingham  School,  N.  C. 

46.    Henderson.    1868. 

Vacant. 

Samuel  Watkins,  Henderson,  N.  C. 

47.    Spring  Wood.    1S68. 

Vacant. 

A.  G.  Clapp,  Gibsonville,  N.  C. 

48.  Durham.    1871. 

Rev.  H.  T.  Darnall,  Pastor,  Durham,  N.  C. 
W.  H.  Hanks,  Durham,  N.  C. 

49.  Oregon.     1874. 

Vacant. 

W.  K.  Davis,  Oregon,  N.  C. 

50.    Tarboro'.     1874. 

Rev.  R.  A.  Wailes,  Pastor,  Tarboro',  N.  C. 

51.    Reidsville.     1875. 

Rev.  D.  I.  Craig,  Pastor,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 
J.  M.  Andrews,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 

52.    Elkin.     1875. 

Vacant. 

No  Session. 

53.    Mt.  Vernon.     1876. 

Rev.  P.  R.  Law,  Pittsboro',  N.  C. 
J.  A.  Houston,  Ore  Hill,  N.  C. 


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54-    Raleigh  Second  Church. 

Rev.  Joseph  M.  Atkinson,  D.  D.,  Pastor,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

55.    Littleton.     1877. 

Rev.  vS.  L.  Wilson,  S.  S.,  Littleton,  N.  C. 
Dr.  R.  A.  Patterson,  Littleton,  N.  C. 

56.    Oak  Forest.     1879. 

Rev.  D.  I.  Craig,  Pastor,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 
Wra.  Ferguson,  Ruffin,  N.  C. 

57.    Rocky  Mount. 

Rev.  R.  A.  Wailes,  Pastor,  Tarboro',  N.  C 
O.  R.  Sadler,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C 

58.    Company  Shops.     1879. 

Rev.  George  Summey,  Pastor,  Graham,  N.  C 
John  Anderson,  Company  Shops,  N.  C. 

59.    Nahalah.     1880. 

Rev.  S.  L.  Wilson,  S.  S.,  Littleton,  N.  C. 
Dr.  M.  T.  Savage,  Scotland  Neck,  N.  C. 

60.    Jamestown.     1881. 

Rev.  P.  H.  Dalton,  S.  S.,  High  Point,  N.  C. 
William  Wiley,  Jamestown,  N.  C. 

6l.      CALAH.      1 88 1. 

Vacant. 

P.  K.  Foust;  Foust's  Mills,  N.  C. 

62.    Gulf.    1882. 

Rev.  P.  R.  Law,  S.  S.,  Pittsboro',  N.  C. 
J.  M.  Mclver,  Gulf,  N.  C. 

63.    Croatan.     1882. 

Rev.  S.  H.  Isler.S.S.,  (Presb.  Wilmington,)  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 
W.  H.  Bray,  Newbern,  N.  C. 

Ministers  without  Charge. 
Rev.  Drury  Lacy,  D.  D.,  Jonesboro,  N.  C. 
Rev.  Prof.  Charles  Phillips,  D.  D.,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C 
Rev.  C.  H.  Wiley,  D.  D.,  Supt.  A.  B.  S.,  Winston,  N.  C. 
Rev.  C.  N.  Morrow,  Hartsville,  Tenn. 
Rev.  W.  B.  Tidball,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Licentiates. 
Boswell  B.  Palmer,  (c)  Milton,  N.  C. 
Wm.  F.  Thom,  Greensboro',  N.  C. 


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\\ — GENERAL    DOCKET. 

i.  Prayer. 

2.  Roll  Call. 

3.  Moderator  and  Clerks  chosen. 

4.  Minutes  of  last  Session  read. 

5.  Excuses  of  Absentees. 

6.  Appoint  the  following  Committees  : — 

7.  On  Narrative  to  the  General  Assembly, 

and  the  Synod. 
2.  On  Minutes  of  the  Synod, 
j.  On  Minutes  of  General  Assembly  (Fall). 

4.  On  Systematic  Benevolence.    Rule  16  (3). 

5.  On  Reports  of  Sessions  on  Sessional  Du- 

ties. 

6.  On  Sessional  Records.     (4  Committees.) 

7.  On  Treasurer's  Account. 

8.  On  Devotional  Exercises. 

p.  On  Installations.     Rule  16  (8). 

7.  Are  there  any  new  candidates  ? 

8.  Are  there  any  candidates  to  be  examined?  If  so, 

9.  Appoint  an  Elder  on  each  of  the  Examining 

Committees. 

10.  Devotional  Exercises  second  day  at  10  o'clock. 

11.  Reports  of  Sessions 

7.  State  of  Religion.     Read. 

2.  On  Sessional  Duties.     Referred. 

3.  On  Systematic  Beneficence.     Referred. 

4.  On  Sabbath  Schools.     Referred. 

12.  Reports  of  Permanent  Committees,  Agents,&c. 

7.  Executive  Committee  of  Education. 
2.  Agent  of  Home  Missions. 
j.  Evangelists. 

4.  Supplies  appointed  at  ;ast  meeting. 

5.  Agent  of  Sabbath  Schools.     (Spring.) 

6.  Agent  of  Foreign  Missions.     (Fall.) 

7.  Agent  of  Publication.     (Fall.) 
8\  Licentiates. 


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9-  Treasurer.     (Spring.) 
10.  Trustees  of  Presbytery. 
//.  Trustees  of  Davidson  College.     (Fall.) 
12.  Commissioners  to  Gen.  Assembly.   (Fali.) 
ij.  Committee  on  Assessments. 
14.  Examining  Committees. 

13.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees, 

/.  At  Spring  meeting,  on  Narrative ;  Sys- 
tematic Benevolence ;  Sessional  Du- 
ties ;  Sessional  Records ;  Minutes  of 
Synod ;  Treasurer's  Account ;  Devo- 
tional Exercises ;  Installations. 

2.  At  Fall  meeting  on  Minutes  of  General 
Assembly ;  Devotional  Exercises ;  In- 
stallations. 

14.  Appoint  Agent  of  Home  Missions.     (Spring.") 

15.  Read  Historical  Sketches. 

16.  Nominate  Commissioners  to  General  Assem- 

sembly.     (Spring.) 

17.  Elect  Commissioners  to   General   Assembly. 

(Spring.) 

18.  Time  and  Place  of  next  Meeting. 

19.  Read  and  Correct  Minutes. 

20.  Adjourn  with  Singing,  Prayer  and  Benediction, 


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STANDING  RULES. 


Section  i. — Government. 

Rule  i.  The  Rules  of  Parliamentary  Order 
adopted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  in  the  United  States  are  hereby 
adopted  as  Standing  Rules  for  the  Government 
of  this  body.     (See  Manual,  page  35.) 

Rule  2.  All  Standing  Rules  shall  be  intro- 
duced with  these,  or  some  such  words,  to  denote 
that  they  are  Standing  Rules,  viz:  "Resolved, 
That  it  be  a  standing  rule,  &c,  &c." 

Rule  3.  It  shall  require  two-thirds  of  all  the 
members  present  to  suspend,  amend,  or  abolish  a 
standing  rule. 

Section  II. — Church  Sessions. 

Rule  4.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  Church  Session 
to  appoint  representatives,  principal  and  alter- 
nate, to  all  the  meetings  of  the  Presbytery  and 
Synod ;  and  in  no  case  will  the  Presbytery  enroll 
the  name  of  a  representative  who  has  not  been 
regularly  appointed  by  his  Session.  The  repre- 
sentative who  first  takes  his  seat  as  member, 
whether  principal  or  alternate,  shall,  ordinarily, 
sit  in  all  the  adjourned  meetings  of  the  court,  fol- 
lowing the  regular  stated  meeting.  In  the  case 
of  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  during 
the  session  of  Synod,  the  Session  should  specifi- 
cally appoint  the  representative  Elder  in  the  Syn- 
od to  sit  also  as  member  of  the  Presbytery,  unless 
he  be  already  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  by  en- 
rollment at  its  last  stated  meeting. 

Rule  5.  Church  Sessions  are  required  to  pre- 
sent their  Records  annually  at  the  Spring  meeting* 
of  the  Presbytery,  for  the  purpose  of  review. 

Rule  6.  Each  Session  is  required  to  forward 


annually  to  the  Presbytery,  at  the  Spring  meeting, 
a  written  narrative  of  the  State  of  Religion  in  the 
bounds  of  the  congregation,  to  be  read  in  the 
Presbytery,  and  thereafter  placed  in  the  hands  oi 
a  Committee  to  prepare  a  narrative  for  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  and  the  Synod. 

Rule  7.  The  particular  subjects  to  be  embraced 
in  the  narrative  shall  be  the  following,  with  such 
additional  matter  as  the  Session  may  deem  im- 
portant or  proper  to  show  the  spiritual  growth  or 
decline  of  the  church,  viz :  Fidelity  of  Ministers, 
Elders  and  Deacons ;  -Attendance  of  the  People 
upon  Public  Worship ;  Prayer  meeting ;  Observ- 
ance of  the  Sabbath  ;  Family  Worship  ;  Monthly 
Concert  of  Prayer  for  Missions ;  Bible  Classes ; 
Sabbath  School ;  Religious  Instruction  of  the  Col- 
oured People ;  Number  of  Conversions  and  Addi- 
tions to  the  Church  by  Profession ;  and,  lastly, 
Systematic  and  Regular  Contributions  for  the 
various  Benevolent  Schemes  of  the  Church  as 
conducted  by  the  General  Assembly  and  the 
Presbytery. 

Rule  8.  Each  Session  is  required  to  report  in 
writing  annually  to  the  Presbytery  at  the  Spring 
meeting  whether  (a)  Provision  is  made  for  the 
Poor  of  the  Church,  so  that  none  are  dependent 
on  public  charity;  (b)  Representatives  are  ap- 
pointed as  required  (Rule  4) ;  (c)  Provision  is  made 
for  defraying  the  traveling  expenses  of  Represen- 
tatives and  Ministers  to  the  Presbytery  and  Synod ; 
(d)  They  have  punctually  paid  their  assessments 
and  apportionments  to  the  various  Presbyterial 
Funds  and  the  salary  they  have  agreed  to  pay 
heir  Minister. 

Rule  9.  In  each  case  in  which  a  church  reports 
a  failure  to  pay  punctually  to  its  Minister  the 
salary  promised,  the   church    so  failing   shall  be 


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summoned  to  appear  by  its  representatives  or 
commissioners  before  the  Presbytery,  and  show 
cause  for  such  failure. 

Rule  io.  The  Presbytery  will  entertain  no  call 
from,  and  grant  no  supplies  to  any  church  in 
arrears  for  ministerial  services  rendered,  except 
in  cases  in  which  satisfactory  reasons  are  pre- 
sented to  the  Presbytery. 

Rule  ii.  Ministers  and  Congregations  have  no 
right  to  change  the  conditions  of  a  call,  and  the 
Presbytery  will  recognize  no  such  alteration. 

Rule  12.  The  Presbytery  asserts  and  maintains 
its  authority  over  the  relation  of  Stated  Supply. 
It  can  be  formed  only  by  the  consent  of  Presby- 
tery, and  it  can  be  continued  only  by  a  new  appli- 
cation to  the  Presbytery  at  every  Spring  meeting, 
or  in  the  interim  it  may  be  formed  or  continued 
by  the  Agent  of  Home  Missions,  subject  to  the 
endorsement  of  the  Presbytery.  The  relation  of 
Stated  Supply  shall,  in  all  cases,  terminate  on  the 
31st  of  March  each  year. 

Rule  13.  Every  church  shall  report  and  trans- 
mit promptly  to  the  Treasurer  of  Presbytery  all 
monies  collected  for  the  Benevolent  Causes  of  the 
Church  as  ordered  by  the  General  Assembly. 

Rule  14.  Sessions  shall  give  their  careful  at- 
tention to  the  provisions  of  the  Book  of  Discipline, 
Chap.  XV.,  Par.  2,  3  and  4,  respecting  the  transfer 
of  non-resident  members ;  and  they  shall  always 
report  the  whole  number  of  registered  communi- 
cants to  the  Presbytery,  and  not  merely  the  num- 
ber residing  at  the  time  in  the  bounds  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

Rule  15.  Clerks  of  Sessions  shall  fill  out  all 
the  blanks  sent  by  the  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery, 
and  after  their  approval  by  the  Session,  they  shall 
forthwith  return  them  to  the  Stated  Clerk. 


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Section  hi. — Presbyterial  Committees. 

(Classed  as  Standing,  Executive  and  Examining.) 
Standing  Committees. 

Rule  16.  The  following  Committees  shall  be 
appointed  at  every  Spring  meeting  of  the  Presby- 
tery, viz : 

i.  To  prepare  a  narrative  for  the  General  As- 
sembly and  the  Synod,  based  upon  the  written 
reports  of  the  Sessions. 

2.  To  examine  and  report  on  the  reports  of 
Sessions  on  Sessional  Duties. 

j.  To  prepare  a  report  for  the  General  Assem- 
bly, and  to  examine  and  report  on  the  reports  of 
Sessions,  on  Systematic  Beneficence,  (a)  noting 
the  omission  of  any  collection  ordered  by  the 
General  Assembly,  (b)  examining  reasons  assigned 
for  the  omission,  and  recommending  judgment 
thereon,  approving  or  disapproving,  as  the  case 
may  be.  (And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Stated 
Clerk  to  endorse  these  judgments  when  adopted 
by  the  Presbytery,  on  the  reports,  and  return  them 
to  the  churches  respectively.) 

4.  To  review  the  records  of  Sessions.  For 
this  purpose  the  roll  of  Churches  shall  be  divided 
into  four  sections,  and  a  Committee  appointed  to 
each  section. 

5.  To  examine  the  Minutes  of  Synod  and  report 
any  matters  therein  requiring  the  attention  of  the 
Presbytery,  and  at  the  Fall  meeting  a  similar 
Committee  shall  be  appointed  to  examine  and 
report  on  the  Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly. 

6.  To  audit  the  Treasurer's  Account. 

7.  To  arrange  for  the  Public  Worship  and  other 
devotional  Exercises  which  the  Presbytery  may 
appoint  to  be  held. 

8.  To  make  arrangements  for  Installations. 


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(These  last  two  Committees  shall  be  standing 
Committees  at  every  stated  meeting.) 

E x k c u t i v k  Committees. 
Education. 

Rule  17.  The  Presbytery  will  conduct  the  cause 
of  Education  in  accordance  with  the  General  As- 
sembly's plan,  and  an  Executive  Committee  shall 
be  appointed  to  act  in  concert  with  the  Assembly's 
Committee. 

Rule  18.  This  Committee  shall  be  charged 
with  the  oversight  of  all  the  unlicensed  candidates 
under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery.  They  should 
keep  themselves  informed  of  their  deportment, 
diligence  and  progress,  religious  as  well  as  lite- 
rary, by  correspondence  with  professors  of  the 
College  and  Seminary;  and  by  judicious  inquiry 
of  Ministers,  Elders,  or  other  persons,  endeavor 
to  ascertain  their  profitableness  for  the  ministry 
while  engaged  in  teaching,  mission  work,  colpor- 
tage,  or  such  like  occupations  during  their  inter- 
vals of  literary  study.  They  are  required  also  to 
recommend  the  continuance  of  every  candidate 
who  is  a  beneficiary,  as  such,  or  not,  according  to 
their  judgment ;  and  they  shall  report  annually  at 
the  Spring  meeting,  in  full,  of  all  this  matter  of 
their  superintendence. 

Rule  19.  No  candidate  shall  receive  aid  from 
the  Education  Committee  before  he  places  him- 
self under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery. 

Assessments. 
Rule  20.  The  Agent  of  Home  Missions,  Stated 
Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  this  Presbytery  shall  be  a 
permanent  Committee  on  Assessments.  It  shall 
be  their  duty  from  time  to  time  to  revise  the 
schedule  of  Assessment  and  Apportionment  to 
the  Presbvterial  and  Evangelistic  Funds;  to  rec- 


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ommend  increase  or  reduction  in  special  cases ; 
and  to  fix  the  amounts  on  new  churches,  subject 
always  to  the  approval  of  Presbytery. 

Examining-  Committees. 

Rule  21.  The  Presbytery  shall  be  divided  into 
eight  Committees  (permanent)  on  the  examina- 
tion of  candidates,  and  when  the  Presbytery  has 
convened  the  Moderator  shall  have  power  to  fill 
all  vacancies  for  the  time  being,  and  to  appoint  a 
Ruling  Elder  on  each  of  the  Committees. 

Rule  22.  These  Committees  shall  have  assigned 
to  them  the  following  subjects  in  their  order,  for 
the  examination  of  candidates,  viz  : 

First  Committee :  Geography,  Ancient  and 
Modern ;  General  History. 

Second  Committee:  Latin;  Latin  Exegesis ; 
Critical  Exercises. 

Third  Committee :  Greek  ;  Hebrew  ;  Logic. 

Fourth  Committee :  Mathematics ;  Elements  of 
the  Physical  Sciences,  as  Natural  Philosophy, 
Chemistry,  Astronomy,  Geology,  &c. 

Fifth  Committee :  Mental  Philosophy;  Moral 
Science. 

Sixth  Committee :  Theology,  Natural  and  Re- 
vealed, 

Seventh  Committee :  Ecclesiastical  History. 

Eighth  Committee :  Church  Government;  Sac- 
raments. 

The  Committees  Nos.  \ ,  2,  3,  4  and  5  shall  con- 
duct their  examinations  privately,  and  report  to 
the  Presbytery  their  recommendations ;  but  the 
remaining  Committees  shall  conduct  their  exami- 
nations in  open  Presbytery,  after  which  each  mem- 
ber of  the  Court  shall  have  the  opportunity  to  ask 
questions. 


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Rule  23.  The  Minister  of  the  congregation 
within  whose  bounds  the  Presbytery  may  meet, 
shall  be  required  to  have  such  books  in  readiness 
as  may  be  necessary  for  the  above  examinations. 

.Section  IV. — Presbyterial  Agents. 

Home  Missions. 

Rule  24.  The  Presbytery  will  appoint  annually 
at  its  Spring  meeting  one  minister  to  be  called 
the  Presbyterial  Agent  of  Home  Missions,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  have  the  oversight  and  conduct 
of  the  missionary  work  within  its  bounds,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  General  Assembly's  plan,  and 
under  the  regulations  of  its  Executive  Committee. 

Rule  25.  This  Agent  shall  include  in  his  charge 
Sustentation  proper;  the  relief  of  disabled  Minis- 
ters, and  families  of  deceased  Ministers ;  Church 
extension ;  and  the  nomination  of  supplies  to 
vacant  churches.  He  shall  report  in  full  of  all  his 
operations  at  every  Stated  meeting. 

Rule  26.  This  Agent  shall  also  make  every 
effort  which  in  his  judgment  may  seem  practicable, 
to  supply  the  vacant  churches  and  missionary 
fields  with  the  regular  ministry  of  the  Word,  and 
to  secure  systematic  and  liberal  contributions  to 
the  Sustentation  cause  from  every  church  and 
missionary  station  in  the  Presbytery. 

Publication. 

Rule  27.  The  Presbytery  shall  appoint  one  of 
its  members  to  look  after  the  interests  of  the 
Publication  cause  within  its  bounds,  and  to  be 
corresponding  member  of  the  Assembly's  Com- 
mittee. He  shall  also  have  the  supervision  of 
Colportage  work  in  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery, 
and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  look  out  and  employ, 
whenever    the    Presbytery   deems   it    expedient. 


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suitable  agents  to  carry  our  books  to  the  doors  of 
our  people,  and  to  distribute  tracts,  Bibles  and 
small  volumes  among-  the  ignorant  and  destitute 
throughout  the  Presbytery. 

Foreign  Missions  and  Sabbath  Schools. 

Rule  28.  A  presbyterial  Agent  of  Foreign  Mis- 
sions, and  another  of  Sabbath  Schools  shall  be 
appointed  in  response  to  the  resolutions  of  the 
General  Assembly. 

Rule  29.  The  Agents  of  Foreign  Missions  and 
Publication  shall  make  an  annual  report  in  writing 
on  the  subjects  of  their  Agencies  at  the  Fall  meet- 
ing; and  the  Agent  of  Sunday  Schools  at  the 
Spring  Meeting. 

Rule  30.  These  various  Agents  and  Commit- 
tees are  instructed  to  draw  on  the  Treasurer  for 
an  amount  sufficient  to  defray  the  expenses  of 
their  respective  agencies. 

Trust ess. 

Rule ,31.  The  Presbytery  shall  elect  a  "  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Orange  Presbytery,"  which  board 
shall  be  composed  of  five  persons  who  are  mem- 
bers in  good  and  regular  standing  in  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  shall  hold  in  trust  for  the  Pres- 
bytery all  property  in  church  lots  and  buildings, 
not  otherwise  secured,  and  all  legacies  and  be- 
quests which  may  be  willed  to  the  Presbytery  in 
behalf  of  charitable  and  other  objects  under  its 
control. 

Rule  32.  This  Presbyter}'  accepts  the  proposi- 
tion of  Concord  Presbytery  to  take  part  in  the 
government  of  Davidson  College,  and  will  regu- 
larly, at  the  proper  times,  elect  Trustees  of  that 
Institution. 


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Section  V. — Missionary  and  Evangelistic 
Labor. 

Rule  33.  The  Presbytery  shall  he  divided  into 
two  missionary  fields  by  the  following  lines,  viz : 
the  eastern  boundaries  of  Caswell,  Alamance  and 
Chatham  counties,  each  to  be  occupied  by  an 
Evangelist  as  soon  as  competent  support  can  be 
guaranteed. 

Rule  34.  The  attention  of  the  Evangelist  shall 
be  directed  first  to  the  vacant  churches  of  his  field, 
and  then  to  other  points  of  interest  as  he  may 
have  opportunity,  unless  otherwise  specified  by 
the  Presbytery,  or  in  the  interim  of  its  meetings, 
by  the  direction  of  the  Agent  of  Home  Missions. 

Rule  35.  The  Evangelist  is  recommended, 

(a)  To  hold  at  least  once  a  year  protracted 
services  at  his  various  preaching  places,  and  espe- 
cially, and  if  possible,  more  frequently  at  the  more 
promising  points. 

(6)  To  organize  weekly  prayer-meetings  and 
Sabbath  schools  wherever  it  is  possible. 

(c)  To  acquaint  himself  with  the  condition  and 
wants  of  his  field,  with  the  persons  and  families 
therein  so  far  as  possible ;  and  by  his  social  and 
christian  intercourse,  by  the  distribution  of  Bibles 
and  other  religious  books  and  tracts,  and  by  the 
circulation  of  the  Church  papers,  and  by  any  other 
proper  means  within  his  reach,  endeavor  to  dis- 
seminate the  knowledge,  and  spread  the  influence 
of  Scriptural  religion  and  Gospel  truth. 

And  he  shall  make  a  full  report,  in  writing,  of 
his  labors,  and  the  prospects  of  doing  good  in  his 
field,  to  the  Presbytery  at  each  Stated  meeting. 

Rule  36.  In  order  to  raise  the  necessary  funds 
for  the  support  of  the  Evangelist,  each  church 
shall  be  apportioned  a  definite  sum  proportioned 


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as  nearly  as  possible  to  its  ability,  and  the  fund 
so  formed  shall  be  known  as  the  "  Presbyterial 
Evangelistic  Fund."  At  the  same  time  all  the 
Ministers  of  the  Presbytery  are  urged  to  recom- 
mend the  cause  to  the  attention  of  persons  of 
means,  and  to  the  zeal  and  co-operation  of  Chris- 
tian women. 

Rule  37.  Any  missionary  church  or  station 
persistently  refusing  or  neglecting  to  contribute 
to  the  Evangelistic  Fund  shall  forfeit  all  claim  to 
the  special  benefits  which  this  plan  is  designed  to 
secure. 

Section  V I . — L 1  c e n t i axes . 

Rule  38.  When  a  candidate  for  the  ministry 
is  licensed  to  preach  the  Gospel,  the  Moderator 
shall,  in  the  name  of  the  Presbytery,  present  him 
with  a  copy  of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

Rule  39.  All  licentiates  under  the  care  of  this 
Presbytery  shall  be  assigned  to  suitable  fields  of 
labor,  and  they  are  required  to  be  present  at  its 
Stated  meetings,  and  to  give  an  account  of  their 
labors. 

Rule  40.  If  a  licentiate  is  necessarily  absent 
from  a  Stated  meeting,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  send 
a  written  report  of  the  manner  in  which  he  has 
been  occupied.  But  if  a  licentiate  absent  himself 
without  report  or  excuse  for  two  years  from  the 
meetings  of  the  Presbytery,  his  license  shall  be 
recalled. 

Section  Y II.— Presbyterial  Officers. 

Moderator. 

Rule  41.  In  choosing  a  Moderator  the  persons 

to  be  voted  for  shall  first  be  nominated.     After 

the  nominations  are  all  made,  the  roll  is  to  be 

called  by  the  Stated  Clerk,  and  no  person  is  to 


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be  voted  for  unless  he  has  been  previously  nomi- 
nated. A  plurality  of  the  votes  shall  decide  the 
election. 

Rule  42.  At  each  Stated  meeting  the  Moder- 
ator shall  call  on  all  Ministers  present  who  are 
marked  as  absentees,  to  state  their  reasons  for 
previous  failure  to  attend.  If  no  motion  is  made 
expressive  of  disapprobation,  the  reasons  assigned 
shall  be  deemed  satisfactory. 

Stated  Clerk. 

Rule  43.  The  Stated  Clerk  shall  keep  on  hand 
a  supply  of  all  such  blanks  as  may  be  necessary  to 
made  Sessional  reports  to  the  Presbytery  and 
Presbyterial  reports  to  the  General  Assembly. 
He  shall  send  to  each  Church  Session  between 
the  first  and  tenth  days  of  March  of  each  year  all 
the  necessary  blanks  for  reports  of  Sessions,  viz : 
Statistical,  Sessional  Duties,  Systematic  Benefi- 
cence, Sabbath  Schools  and  any  other  that  may 
be  ordered. 

Rule  44.  The  Stated  Clerk  shall  be  required 
to  write  to  each  of  the  delinquent  churches,  and 
inform  them  of  the  amount  of  their  debts  and 
request  payment. 

Rule  45.  The  Stated  Clerk  shall  send  a  copy 
of  the  Docket  of  the  Presbytery  to  the  Pastor  of 
the  church  where  it  is  to  convene,  at  least  one 
week  previous  to  the  time  appointed  for  the 
meeting. 

Rule  46.  He  shall  cause  the  Minutes  of  each 
Stated  meeting  to  be  published  with  such  excep- 
tions as  a  majority  of  the  Presbytery  may  direct; 
and  when  the  Minutes  are  printed  in  pamphlet 
form,  he  shall  send  a  copy  of  the  same  to  the 
Treasurer  and  to  the  •■  Presbyterian  Historical 
Society"  for  preservation. 


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Rule  47.  The  Stated  Clerk  shall  have  charge 
of  the  business  of  making  arrangements  with  the 
various  railway  companies  for  reduced  rates  of 
travel  to  members  of  the  Presbytery  attending  its 
meetings. 

Treasurer. 

Rule  48.  The  Presbytery  will  raise  annually 
by  assessment  on  the  churches  a  fund  to  be  called 
the  Presbyterial  Fund.  Of  this  fund  the  Treas- 
urer shall  pay  annually, 

(a)  To  the  Contingent  Fund  of  the  General  As- 
sembly the  annual  assessment  on  this  Presbytery. 

(b)  The  annual  traveling  expenses  of  its  Com- 
missioners to  the  General  Assembly. 

(c)  The  contingent  expenses  of  the  Presbytery 
as,  the  Salary  of  the  Stated  Clerk;  Postage  ;  Print- 
ing the  Minutes ;  Quota  of  this  Presbytery  to  the 
Contingent  Fund  of  the  Synod ;  Expenses  of  the 
various  Agents  and  Committees  of  the  Presbytery ; 
Traveling  Expenses  of  the  Trustees  of  Davidson 
College  from  this  Presbytery ;  and  for  whatever 
other  purpose  the  Presbytery  may  direct. 

Rule  49.  The  Treasurer  shall  procure  and  for- 
ward by  mail,  as  soon  as  published,  a  copy  of  the 
Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  of  each  year,  to 
every  Minister  and  Licentiate  in  the  Presbytery. 

Section  VIII. — Miscellaneous. 

Rule  50.  A  portion  of  the  morning,  commenc- 
ing at  10  o'clock  of  the  second  day  of  the  stated 
sessions  of  the  Presbytery,  shall  be  spent  in  devo- 
tional exercises. 

Rule  51.  During  the  stated  sessions  of  the 
Presbytery  recess  shall  be  taken  for  the  purpose 
of  attending  worship  with  the  congregation. 


Rule  52.  Whenever  a  Minister  of  this  Presby- 
tery is  removed  by  death,  a  Committee  shall  be 
appointed  to  prepare  a  sketch  of  his  life  and  char- 
acter, which  shall,  after  approval,  be  recorded  in 
a  book  of  Biographical  sketches,  kept  for  that  pur- 
pose by  the  Stated  Clerk. 

Rule  53.  From  time  to  time  as  may  seem 
expedient  the  Presbytery  shall  have  historical 
sketches  of  its  churches  prepared,  and  copies 
thereof  deposited  with  the  Presbyterian  Histor- 
ical Society  of  Philadelphia  for  preservation. 

Rule  54.  Commissioners  to  the  General  As- 
sembly shall  be  nominated  at  least  one  day  before 
the  election. 


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PARLIAMENTARY  RULES. 

Of  Opening  the  Sessions. 

i.  The  Moderator  shall  take  the  chair  precisely 
at  the  hour  to  which  the  court  stands  adjourned  ; 
shall  immediately  call  the  members  to  order ;  and 
on  the  appearance  of  a  quorum,  the  session  shall 
be  opened  with  prayer. 

2.  If  a  quorum  be  assembled  at  the  hour  ap- 
pointed, and  the  Moderator  be  absent,  the  last 
Moderator  or  oldest  minister  present,  shall  take 
the  chair  without  delay. 

3.  If  a  quorum  be  not  assembled  at  the  hour 
appointed,  any  two  members  shall  be  competent 
to  adjourn  from  time  to  time,  that  an  opportunity 
may  be  given  for  a  quorum  to  assemble. 

4.  After  calling*  the  roll,  and  marking  the  ab- 
sentees, the  minutes  of  the  last  sitting  shall  be 
read,  and  if  requisite,  corrected. 

Of  the  Moderator. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Moderator  to 
preserve  order,  and  to  conduct  all  business  before 
the  court  to  a  speedy  and  proper  result. 

6.  He  is  to  propose  to  the  court  every  subject 
of  deliberation  that  comes  before  it. 

7.  He  may  propose  what  appears  to  him  the 
most  regular  and  direct  way  of  bringing  any  busi- 
ness to  issue. 

8.  He  shall  always  announce  the  names  of 
members  rising  to  speak,  prevent  them  from  in- 
terrupting each  other,  and  require  them  in  speak- 
ing, always  to  address  the  chair. 

9.  He  shall  prevent  a  speaker  from  deviating 
from  the  subject,  and  from  using  personal  re- 
flections. 


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ro.  He  shall  silence  those  who  refuse  to  ob- 
serve order. 

ii.  He  shall  prevent  members  leaving  the  court 
without  his  permission. 

12.  He  shall,  when  the  deliberations  are  ended, 
put  the  question,  and  call  the  vote. 

13.  In  all  questions  he  shall  give  a  clear  and 
concise  statement  of  the  object  of  the  vote,  and 
the  vote  being  taken,  he  shall  declare  how7  the 
question  is  decided. 

14.  He  shall  carefully  keep  notes  of  the  orders 
of  the  day,  and  call  them  up  at  time  appointed. 

15.  He  may  speak  to  points  of  order  in  prefer- 
ence to  other  members,  rising  from  his  seat  for 
that  purpose,  and  shall  decide  questions  of  order 
subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  court,  without  debate, 
by  any  two  members. 

16.  If  any  member  consider  himself  aggrieved 
by  a  decision  of  the  Moderator,  it  shall  be  his 
privilege  to  appeal  to  the  court  and  the  question 
on  such  appeal  shall  be  taken  without  debate. 

17.  It  is  his  duty  to  appoint  all  committees 
except  in  those  cases  in  which  the  court  shall 
decide  otherwise. 

j 8.  When  a  vote  is  taken  by  ballot,  or  by  yeas 
and  nays,  he  shall  vote  with  the  other  members  ; 
in  other  cases,  when  the  court  is  equally  divided, 
he  shall  possess  the  casting  vote.  If  he  be  not 
willing  to  decide,  he  shall  put  the  question  a 
second  time,  and  if  the  court  be  again  equally 
divided,  and  he  decline  to  give  his  vote,  the  ques- 
tion shall  be  lost. 

19.  He  may  call  any  member  to  the  chair,  to  pre- 
side temporarily. 

Of  the  Clerk. 

20.  As  soon  as  possible  after  the  commence- 
ment of  the  first  session  of  everv  court,  the  Clerk 


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shall  form  a  complete  roll  of  the  members  present, 
and  put  the  same  into  the  hands  of  the  Modera- 
tor ;  and  whenever  any  additional  members  take 
their  seats,  he  shall  add  their  names  in  their 
proper  places  to  the  said  roll. 

21.  He  shall  immediately  file  all  papers  in  the 
order  in  which  they  have  been  read,  with  proper 
endorsements,  and  keep  them  in  perfect  order. 

Of  the  Order  of  Business. 

22.  After  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the 
preceding  day,  the  following  order  of  business 
shall  be  observed  : 

First — The  receiving  of 

a  Communications  addressed  to  the  body  ; 
b  Reports  of  standing  Committees  ; 
e  Reports  of  select  Committees ; 
d  Resolutions;  each  of  which  papers  may,  by 
unanimous   consent,  be  taken  up  immedi- 
ately  on  presentation,  but  if  objection  be 
made  it  shall  be  docketed. 
Secondly — The  unfinished  business  *in  which  the 
court  was  engaged  at  the  last  preceding  ad- 
journment, in  preference  to  orders  of  the  day ; 
but  such  unfinished  business  may,  on  motion 
without  debate,  be  laid  on  the  table,  to  proceed 
with  the  special  order. 
Thirdly — As  soon  as  the  special  order  a#d  the 
unfinished  business  are  disposed  of,  the  busi- 
ness on  the  docket  will  be  called  ;  but  motion 
to  elect  officers,  to  appoint  committees,  and  to 
enroll  members,  shall  always  be  in  order,  un- 
less a  member  is   speaking,  or  the   court   is 
voting. 

Of  Motions. 

23.  A  motion  must  be  seconded,  and  after- 
wards repeated  by  the  Moderator,  or  read  aloud, 


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before  it  is  debated  ;  but  this  shall  be  no  bar  to 
explanations  of  the  object  of  any  motion  by  the 
mover,  provided  he  does  not  exceed  five  minutes ; 
and  every  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing,  if 
the  Moderator  or  any  member  require  it. 

24.  The  mover  of  a  resolution  is  entitled  to  the 
floor  if  he  so  desire,  after  the  Moderator  has 
stated  the  question. 

Of  Withdrawal  of  Motion. 

25.  Any  member  who  shall  have  made  a  mo- 
tion shall  have  liberty  to  withdraw  it  with  the 
consent  of  his  second,  before  any  debate  has  taken 
place  thereon,  but  not  afterwards  without  the  leave 
of  the  court. 

Of  Limitation  of  Debate. 

26.  Motions  to  lay  on  the  table,  to  docket,  to 
take  up  business,  and  to  adjourn,  and  the  call  for 
the  question,  shall  be  put  without  debate.  On 
questions  of  order,  postponement  or  commitment, 
no  member  shall  speak  more  than  once.  On  all 
other  questions,  each  member  may  speak  twice, 
but  not  oftener  without  express  leave  of  the  court. 

Of  Privileged  Questions. 

27.  When  a  question  is  under  debate,  no  mo- 
tion shall  be  received  unless  to  adjourn,  to  docket, 
to  laytm  the  table,  to  amend,  to  postpone  indefi- 
nitely, to  postpone  to  a  day  certain,  or  to  commit; 
which  several  motions  shall  have  precedency  in 
the  order  in  which  they  are  herein  arranged ;  and 
the  motion  for  adjournment  shall  always  be  in 
order. 

Of  "  the  Question." 

28.  When  any  member  shall  call  for  "  the  ques- 
tion" the  Moderator  shall,  without  debate,  put  the 


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vote,  "Is  the  court  ready  »for  the  question?"  If 
the  call  be  seconded  by  a  majority  of  the  members 
present,  the  vote  shall  immediately  be  taken  on 
the  pending  question,  whatever  it  may  be,  with- 
out further  debate. 

Of  Division  of  Question. 

29.  If  a  motion  under  debate  contains  several 
parts,  any  two  members  may  have  it  divided,  and 
a  question  taken  on  each  part. 

Of  Amendments. 

30.  An  amendment  may  be  moved  on  any  ques- 
tion, as  also  an  amendment  to  the  amendment, 
which  shall  be  decided  before  the  original  propo- 
sition ;  but  two  distinct  amendments  to  the  pend- 
ing question  shall  not  be  entertained  at  the  same 
time,  whether  moved  as  substitutes  for  the  whole 
matter,  or  as  changing  any  part  thereof. 

31.  One  proposition  maybe  substituted  for  an- 
other, when  the  substitute  covers  the  whole  matter 
of  the  original,  and  this  shall  be  done  by  moving- 
to  strike  out  the  original,  and  insert  the  substitute. 

Of  Reconsideration. 

32.  A  question  shall  not  be  reconsidered  at  the 
same  sessions  of  the  court  at  which  it  has  been 
decided,  unless  by  the  consent  of  a  majority  of  the 
members  who  were  present  at  the  decision  and 
unless  the  motion  to  reconsider  be  made  by  a 
person  who  voted  with  the  majority. 

33.  A  subject  which  has  been  indefinitely  post- 
poned shall  not  be  again  called  up  during  the  same 
sessions  of  the  court,  unless  by  the  consent  of 
three-fourths  of  the  members  who  were  present 
at  the  decision. 

Of  Speakers. 

34.  If  more  than  one  member  rise  to  speak  at 


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the  same  time,  the  member  who  is  most  distant 
from  the  Moderator's  chair  shall  speak  first. 

35.  Every  member,  when  speaking,  shall  ad- 
dress himself  to  the  Moderator,  and  shall  treat 
his  fellow  members,  and  especially  the  Moderator, 
with  decorum  and  respect. 

Of  Interruptions. 

36.  No  speaker  shall  be  interrupted  unless  he 
be  out  of  order,  or  for  the  purpose  of  correcting 
mistakes  or  misrepresentations. 

Of  Voting. 

37.  Members  shall  not  decline  voting,  unless 
excused  by  the  court. 

38.  When  various  motions  are  made  with  res- 
pect to  the  filling  of  blanks  with  particular  num- 
bers or  times,  the  question  shall  always  be  first 
taken  on  the  highest  number  and  the  longest  time. 

39.  When  the  Moderator  has  commenced  tak- 
ing the  vote,  no  further  debate  or  remark  shall  be 
admitted,  unless  there  has  evidently  been  a  mis- 
take ;  in  which  case  the  mistake  shall  be  rectified 
and  the  Moderator  shall  recommence  taking  the 
vote. 

40.  The  yeas  and  nays  on  any  question  shall 
not  be  recorded,  unless  it  be  required  by  one- 
third  of  the  members  present;  and  every  member 
shall  vote  "  yea  "  or  "  nay  "  unless  excused  by  the 
court.  In  a  judicial  case,  members  thus  excused 
shall  not  be  allowed  to  vote  in  any  of  the  subse- 
quent proceedings  relating  thereto. 

41.  In  all  elections  it  shall  require  a  majority 
of  the  votes  cast  to  elect. 

Of  Committees. 

42.  The  person  first  named  on  any  committee 
shall  be  considered  as  the  chairman  thereof,  whose 


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duty  it  shall  be  to  convene  the^  committee  and 
preside  therein ;  and  in  case  of  his  absence  or  in- 
ability to  act,  the  second  named #  member  shall 
take  his  place  and  perform  his  duties. 
Of  Private  Sessions 

43.  All  courts  have  a  right  to  sit  in  private  on 
business  which,  in  their  judgment,  ought  not  to  be 
matter  of  public  speculation. 

Of  the  Committee  of  the  Whole. 

44.  Every  court  has  a  right  to  resolve  itself 
into  a  committee  of  the  whole,  or  to  hold  what 
are  commonly  called  interlocutory  meetings,  in 
which  members  may  freely  converse  together 
without  the  formalities  necessary  to  their  ordi- 
nary proceedings.  In  all  such  cases  the  Moder- 
ator shall  name  the  member  who  is  to  preside  as 
chairman.  If  the  committee  is  unable  to  agree,  a 
motion  may  be  made  that  the  committee  rise,  and 
upon  the  adoption  of  such  a  motion  the  Moder- 
ator shall  resume  the  chair,  and  the  chairman  of 
the  committee  shall  report  what  has  been  done, 
and  ask  that  the  committee  be  discharged,  which 
being  allowed,  the  matter  shall  be  dropped.  If 
the  committee  shall  agree  upon  the  report  to  be 
made,  or  have  made  progress  in  the  same  without 
coming  to  a  conclusion,  the  committee  may  rise, 
report  what  has  been  done,  and  if  the  case  re- 
quire, may  ask  leave  to  sit  again  ;  or  the  commit- 
tee of  the  whole  may  be  dissolved,  and  the  ques- 
tion considered  by  the  court  in  the  usual  order  of 
business. 

Of  Decorum. 

45.  Without  express  permission,  no  member  of 
a  court,  while  business  is  going  on,  shall  engage 
in  private  conversation ;  nor  shall  members  ad- 
dress one  another,  nor  any  person  present,  but 
through  the  Moderator. 


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46.  When  more  than  three  members  of  the 
court  shall  be  standing  at  the  same  time,  the  Mod- 
erator shall  require  all  to  take  their  seats,  the 
person  only  excepted  who  may  be  speaking. 

47.  If  any  member  act  in  any  respect  in  a  dis- 
orderly manner,  it  shall  be  the  privilege  of  any 
member,  and  the  duty  of  the  Moderator,  to  call 
him  to  order. 

48.  All  expressions  of  approbation  or  disappro- 
bation, by  clapping  of  hands  or  stamping,  or  any 
audible  applause,  shall  be  considered  disorderly. 
(Adopted  by  Assembly  of  1874.) 

49.  No  member  shall  retire  from  any  court 
without  the  leave  of  the  Moderator,  or  withdraw 
from  it  to  return  without  the  consent  of  the  Court. 

Of  Cases  unprovided  for. 

50.  All  cases  that  may  arise,  not  provided  for 
in  the  foregoing  rules,  shall  be  governed  by  the 
general  principles  of  parliamentary  law. 

Of  Closing  the  Session, 

51.  The  Moderator  of  every  court,  above  the 
church  session,  in  finally  closing  its  sessions,  in 
addition  to  prayer,  may  cause  to  be  sung  an  ap- 
propriate psalm  or  hymn,  and  shall  pronounce 
the  apostolic  benediction. 


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